BHSENGLISH12 - Troopmaster Brice Beachley

Steroid use in baseball can be obvious when reseaching a players stats.
When a player uses steroids it increases there ability in every aspect of the game power, throwing strength, and speed.
the Steroid Era in major league baseball started in the early 90's.
When major league players that are already incredible baseball players, find that they are lacking in an area of there game some choose to take steroids instead of going back to working hard and giving it everything like they did to get to the level they are at.
for baseball players it is easy to aquire these performance inhancers because they make so much money.
baseball is one of the sports that steroids can ruin an athletes reputation
if a player took steroids and had gotten away with it and retired, they usually feel so guilty abotu cheating they admit to it.
the records set by players before the steroid era are legitimate and were set by true ball players that were all natural.
the record for homeruns before broken by a very well known steroid user Barry Bonds was set by Hank Aaron he hit 755 homeruns
the record set by a steroid user was 762
the most homeruns by a catcher was set by an implicated steroid user Mike Piazza
the most homeruns by a first baseman was set by Mark McGwire who has admitted to using steroids
McGwire set the record for homers in a season for first baseman with 69
Bonds hit 73 bombs in a season thanks to steroid use.
when McGwire was a rookie before he was introduced to steroids he hit 49 homers.
the record set by Roger Maris for homers in a season was a real record and Maris was the perfect player for anyone to watch, quiet and played the game with heart.
Bonds set the record for highest slugging percentage at .863
previously it was set by Babe Ruth at .847
Babe Ruth was a natural baseball player he was so natural you could say he used performance decreasers. he has been photograhed drinking beer in the dugout during a game and smoking cigars on the bench.
Roger Clemens was a great pitcher but was soon after his retirement linked to steroid use.
Clemens has the most strikeouts by a right hander, behind Nolan Ryan.
In 1998, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa broke baseball's single-season home-run record
In 2001, Barry Bonds set the current record of 73 home runs in a season.
baseball did not even have a rule against steroid use until the 2002 season
the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports is cheating
Players who use anabolic steroids without a legitimate prescription are breaking the law
Records are sacred to the sport of baseball
For decades, many records were held by players like Babe Ruth and Roger Maris, who achieved their success naturally
It is not fair to include those who have relied on illegal drugs to break records on the same page with players who did it the right way.
The home-run records set by Ruth and Maris held up for 34 and 37 years
But in a four-year period beginning in 1998, the home-run record was broken six times by Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and Barry Bonds
It is just not fair to consider their records equal to what Ruth and Maris achieved.
Allowing the records of players who use steroids to stand sends a dangerous message to young people
Teenage athletes look up to professional players as role models
keep baseball's records meaningful by disqualifying the records of those found guilty of steroid use.
players linked to performance-enhancers should have asterisks posted beside their career numbers
Hall of Famers would walk off the stage in protest if a confirmed steroid user is ever inducted
home run statistics have glaringly increased more than any other statistic during the steroid era.
The inevitable discussion of steroids and home runs arises when long standing records are broken.
if you really wanted something in life you had to work hard to get it. There are no shortcuts in life.
Mickey Mantle hit a homerun measuring 734 feet. in the steroid era the average homerun is around 400 feet.
not one player in the league has ever hit a ball over 600 feet.
“My feeling has always been the same – the game of baseball has no place for cheaters,”- Hank Aaron
“Somewhere on the plaque or behind his name, say, ‘Hey, 73 home runs, da da da da, he was accused of …”
1889 was the first year someone was known for trying to use drugs to enhance performance his name was Pud Galvin
The use of PED's have been traced to players such as Willie Mays and Willie Stargell, but they are not the PED's we know today.
Jose Canseco is a well known steroid user and credits his whole career to steroid use.